Abstract: Musculoskeletal problems are the commonest reason for medical discharge in all the British armed forces. By definition, these problems are chronic and resistant to …
Abstract: Background: Violent offending by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts is a cause for concern and there is much public debate about the proportion of …
Abstact: This article investigates the possible uses of Cynthia Enloe’s idea of ‘patriarchal confusion’ in understanding gay and lesbian military identity. Through an …
Abstract: Background: Recently, proposals have been made to improve mental health care for UK military veterans. Combat Stress (CS), a veteran’s charity, has provided mental …
Abstract: Background: While scholarship on alcohol use and homelessness has focused on the impact of alcohol abuse and dependence, little is known about the effects of lower …
Abstract: Objective: To estimate the prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms in a sample of military wives, and to provide a comparative descriptive analysis of demographic, …
Abstract: Aims: To examine the association between military deployment of a parent and use of alcohol and drugs among children of deployed military personnel. Design: …
Abstract: The association between endorsement of emotional “toughness” (i.e., extreme self-reliance and thesuppression of outward displays of emotional distress) and …
Abstract: The objective of the study is to xplore the individual experiences of those who had experienced the death of a parent(s) before the age of 18, and investigate how such …
Abstract: Approximately 20% of the two million troops who have deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan may require treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We review treatment …
Abstract: This study examined the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), a brief exposure therapy combining cognitive and somatic elements, on posttraumatic stress disorder …
Abstract: This study focuses on the influence of structural aspects of social integration (social networks and social participation outside work) on mental health (common mental …